stop this nonsense macrumors. You do NOT need to upgrade
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
iPhone 13 Camera Comparison: If You Have an Older iPhone, It's Time to Upgrade
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
My best friend just sold his SLR “I never used it, was always using my iPhone”.
Trash article. What the hell have you done to the iPhone 11 lens used for these pictures? Not even slightly representative of reality.
shame shame, i love that tech, and still use it on my xs — it's still very much supported. going to miss it once i upgrade...
I think something's wrong with your 11Pro. My photos don't look like that.
I think you are right. I remember how impressed I was with that picture when I took it. As you say, it hasn’t aged well.
As I mentioned here already. Since the 8 I don’t notice differences in normal sceneries.
Maybe clean your iphone cameras before making a comparison idk...
Not for nothing, but you do have one current-ish iPhone you could upgrade to, which is the SE 2020, which is basically a faster version of the 8.
swingerofbirch
macrumors 68040
I noticed right after the initial reviews came out, this thing about comparing the 13 to older phones became a thing among almost all reviewers. Almost like Apple sent out an e-mail blast to reporters telling them to get in line with this new messaging. I know it sounds conspiratorial, but there have just been so many of these recently. I remember first seeing Asymco (an Apple stock shill) saying something like the iPhone is the only product compared to its prior year predecessor (which is absolutely not true). Then I think it was Jason Snell at 6 Colors who wrote an article detailing all the upgrades you'd get based on which older iPhone you owned. I didn't watch all of MKHBD's review because I got bored, but it started off with the same spiel about how not everyone upgrades every year so this is actually a bigger upgrade than it seems. He said something about how people don't buy a new Camry every year, so why would you judge a year over year Camry update. And I wasn't particularly looking for these reviews, and those are just the few I remember. It's been a common theme.
There's something sad about people apologizing for a trillion dollar company and making it out like it's a telethon for a worthy cause.
I don't think people are dumb. I do think they know this very obvious point that iterative updates over time add up to a bigger update. I do think this is how reviews for cars, etc., work as well.
I used to watch MotorWeek on PBS which did car reviews, and I can't remember them once saying, "No, don't judge this compared to last year! Go look at the clunker in your garage and then look how much nicer this is!" They would just mention the changes. Everyone knows a new car gets little changes each year, and that new cars are nice.
There's something sad about people apologizing for a trillion dollar company and making it out like it's a telethon for a worthy cause.
I don't think people are dumb. I do think they know this very obvious point that iterative updates over time add up to a bigger update. I do think this is how reviews for cars, etc., work as well.
I used to watch MotorWeek on PBS which did car reviews, and I can't remember them once saying, "No, don't judge this compared to last year! Go look at the clunker in your garage and then look how much nicer this is!" They would just mention the changes. Everyone knows a new car gets little changes each year, and that new cars are nice.
It's time to upgrade...to a new lens-cleaning cloth.
Absolutely agreed. A proper (clean etc.) iPhone11 is FAAAAR better.
Just reiterating this as many have.
My wife has an iPhone 11 and it still takes excellent photos, sometimes better than my 12 and now 13.
MR, you REALLY should consider taking this article down. It's really a disgrace for the site as the iPhone11 lens is dirty. Unless you're paid by Apple to publish a "look here! you MUST upgrade"-type of article, ofcourse ;-)
either that or someone is shining a flashlight into the lens in half the shots.
Maybe next year when the notch is finally gone. Maybe. One more year with my more than capable XS Max!
Yep i was thinking straight away the same… something wrong with their 11 pro. I never have issues on my 11 pro
Obvious dirty iPhone 11 lens. Stop shilling for apple.
I agree. I have a 11 Pro Max and it takes way better pictures that this.